US4387716A - Apparatus for use in livestock obstetrics - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to an apparatus for use in livestock obstetrics, consisting of a rod device adapted to bear against the body of the dam, with two slides arranged upon the rod and adapted to be slidably displaced and locked alternately.
- a leg sling for the offspring can be secured to the slides.
- a tensioning lever is hinged to one slide, preferably the one facing away from the dam when the apparatus is in use, and an intermediate lever is hinged at one end to the tensioning lever, at a distance from one slide, and is hinged at its other end to the other slide.
- Means actuated by the tensioning lever are provided for unlocking the slides from the rod.
- the rod is generally in the form of a composite tube having a steel core enclosed in a threaded tube.
- This object can be achieved by providing a two-part intermediate lever whose parts can be pulled apart agains the force of resilient means adjustable to a desired load.
- the resilient means can be adjusted to a load no greater than that which provides the maximal permissible tension between dam and offspring. If a force is applied to the tensioning lever which would lead to a greater tension, the parts of the intermediate lever pull apart, the tensioning lever becomes ineffective, and the slide nearest the dam cannot be pulled further away from her. Thus the tension between the dam and the calf cannot be increased. In spite of this, it is possible to actuate the means for releasing the slides from the rod by means of the tensioning lever or the intermediate lever, since neither of them buckles.
- This object is, in part, achieved by slides in the form of sleeves having recesses which open toward the supporting rod, the recesses having surfaces inclined towards the rod in the direction of tension, with rollers adapted to be clamped in the recesses between the inclined surfaces and the rod.
- a smooth rod also has the advantage, over a rod with peripheral grooves or threads, in that the veterinarian runs less risk of injuring his hands and becoming infected.
- a smooth rod makes it possible to displace the sleeves in very small steps, thereby providing very fine metering of the tension between cow and calf. Furthermore, with no recesses in the rod, wear is small.
- the sleeves can be provided with openings at their ends away from the dam and facing the tensioning lever, said openings running parallel with the tensioning lever.
- these openings are tappets with one end bearing upon a roller and the other end projecting from the sleeve.
- the tensioning lever is provided with an extension on its side facing the bar, said extension, being adapted to force the tappet in one sleeve thereinto and against the roller, when the tensioning lever is fully depressed, thus releasing the one sleeve. The latter then presses against the tappet in the other sleeve and presses it against the roller, thereby releasing the other sleeve.
- This arrangement has the advantage that even when force can no longer be applied by the tensioning lever to the sleeve nearest the dam, the sleeves are fully releasable by the tensioning lever and can slide along the rod towards the dam.
- the sleeve nearest the dam can be moved further by the tensioning lever only when the resilient means have expanded and the force required is less than that needed to pull apart the two parts of the intermediate lever.
- the apparatus is adjusted by the manufacturer and sealed. It cannot therefore be inadvertently adjusted.
- FIG. 1 is a side view of an apparatus according to the invention.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view.
- rod 1 is in the form of a hollow tube with a smooth exterior.
- the left-hand end of the rod faces the dam when the apparatus is in use, and carries a transverse bar (not shown since it forms no part of the invention).
- the end of rod 1 away from the dam preferably consists of telescoping parts 24, 25, with a handle 26 for the rod as a whole.
- Arranged between the end of rod 1 facing the dam and the telescoping parts are two sleeves 14, 21 adapted to slide along the rod and to be locked thereto.
- Tensioning lever 10 is hinged at 8 to one sleeve 21, namely the one remote from the dam. At its free end the lever 10 has a handle 11 secured to the lever by a bolt 12.
- an intermediate lever 27 is hinged to the tensioning lever 10, the other end thereof being hinged, at 2, to the other sleeve 14.
- Sleeve 21 carries laterally a hook 32, and sleeve 14 carries hook 33. These hooks are open at the end facing away from the dam. Engaged in each of these hooks is one end of a leg-sling (now shown), the other end of which is slung around one leg of the calf.
- Intermediate lever 27 is made in two parts. It consists of a first part 7 hinged to tensioning lever 10 and second part 28 hinged to sleeve 14.
- the first part 7 of the intermediate lever has a rodlike extension 5 carrying resilient plate-spring elements 4.
- a locking element 3 preferably a cap-screw.
- the second part 28 of the intermediate lever is hollow and encloses the stack of plate-springs 4.
- the end wall 6 of part 28, facing tensioning lever 10 has an opening for the rod-shaped extension 5 and serves as an abutment for the stack of plate-springs at the end remote from locking element 3.
- the part 28 may consist of two members 28a, 28b which screw together.
- extension 5 in two parts 5a and 5b adapted to be screwed into each other, part 5a, nearer the tensioning lever 10, being preferably hollow and internally threaded, whereas part 5b is externally threaded and solid.
- the preload on the springs 4 can be adjusted by adjustment of the position of the locking element 3, or of part 5b of the extension.
- suitable means can be provided in or through member 28a to adjusting means of element 3 or part 5b, once an appropriate seal has been removed.
- the sleeves 14 and 21 have inner recesses 29, 30 which open towards the rod 1.
- the surfaces of recesses 29 and 30, remote from the rod 1, are planes inclined towards the rod 1 in the direction away from the dam.
- rollers e.g. balls 20, 16, the diameter of which is larger than the shortest distance between said inclined planes and the rod 1. If sleeves 14, 21 are under tension applied to hooks 32, 33, the balls 20, 16 are in the recesses 29, 30 in the direction away from the dam, so that the balls, lock the sleeves 14, 21 to the rod 1. If the free end of tensioning lever 10 is now moved away from the rod 1, the sleeve 14, facing the dam, remains stationary, while the sleeve 21, away from the dam, is pulled away from her.
- Ball 20 moves in recess 29 to the higher part of the said recess, thus releasing the lock between rod 1 and sleeve 21, which can now be moved away from the dam. If the tensioning lever 10 is moved in the opposite direction, the other sleeve 14 is moved accordingly, away from the dam.
- intermediate lever 27 makes it possible to adjust it to a desired preload.
- the prescribed preload is 160 kg; in Germany the requirement corresponds to the strength of four persons, i.e. about 160 to 200 kg. If a greater force is applied to the tensioning lever 10, springs 4 will be compressed and sleeve 14 can no longer be pulled away from the dam by the tensioning lever 10; rather, the lever parts 7, 28 pull apart because the load on the springs has been overcome.
- the recesses 29, 30 are arranged in the sleeves 21, 14 at the ends nearer the tensioning lever 10. At these ends the sleeves have openings, between recesses 29, 30 and the end walls, and tappets 22, 17 are mounted in these openings, one end of each tappet bearing against a ball while the other end projects from the sleeve.
- the tensioning lever 10 On its side facing the rod 1, the tensioning lever 10 has an extension 31. If the tensioning lever is forced as far as possible towards rod 1, extension 31 presses tappet 22 in sleeve 21 towards ball 20.
- resilient buffers 19, 15 are provided in the ends of the recesses nearest the dam.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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DE3014301 | 1980-04-15 | ||
DE19803014301 DE3014301A1 (en) | 1980-04-15 | 1980-04-15 | DEVICE FOR LIVESTOCK |
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JP (1) | JPS56161045A (en) |
AT (1) | ATE5760T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU543698B2 (en) |
CA (1) | CA1135128A (en) |
DE (2) | DE3014301A1 (en) |
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IE (1) | IE50943B1 (en) |
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DE8412181U1 (en) * | 1984-04-18 | 1984-09-27 | Rheintechnik Weiland & Kaspar KG Grube König, 6680 Neunkirchen | DEVICE FOR LIVESTOCK |
DE3529154A1 (en) * | 1985-08-14 | 1987-02-26 | Rheintechnik Weiland & Kaspar | DEVICE FOR LIVESTOCK |
IE72216B1 (en) * | 1989-10-21 | 1997-04-09 | Patrick Phelan | Calving jacks |
DE4137412A1 (en) * | 1990-12-01 | 1992-06-11 | Lister Landgeraete & Kuehl | Animal birth aid instrument - has clamps with brake shoes gripping bar and coupled to toggle linkages |
CN107041793B (en) * | 2017-06-10 | 2018-07-10 | 山东琪康生物技术有限公司 | Midwifery assist device for animals |
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US3863642A (en) * | 1972-07-04 | 1975-02-04 | Rheintechnik Weiland & Kaspar | Obstetric device for animals |
DE2819050A1 (en) * | 1978-04-29 | 1979-10-31 | Rheintechnik Weiland & Kaspar | Animal birth aid for calving - has tension lever responsive to overload instead of rigid to avoid injury |
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US3967626A (en) * | 1975-03-12 | 1976-07-06 | Hedges Wendell L | Calf extractor |
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US3863642A (en) * | 1972-07-04 | 1975-02-04 | Rheintechnik Weiland & Kaspar | Obstetric device for animals |
US3870049A (en) * | 1972-07-04 | 1975-03-11 | Rheintechnik Weiland & Kaspar | Obstetric device for animals |
DE2819050A1 (en) * | 1978-04-29 | 1979-10-31 | Rheintechnik Weiland & Kaspar | Animal birth aid for calving - has tension lever responsive to overload instead of rigid to avoid injury |
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AU543698B2 (en) | 1985-04-26 |
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IE50943B1 (en) | 1986-08-20 |
EP0038039A2 (en) | 1981-10-21 |
DE3014301A1 (en) | 1981-10-22 |
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AU6916381A (en) | 1981-10-22 |
ES8202482A1 (en) | 1982-02-16 |
CA1135128A (en) | 1982-11-09 |
EP0038039B1 (en) | 1984-01-04 |
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